Construction management is a professional service that uses specialized, project management techniques to oversee the planning, design, and construction of a project, from its beginning to its end. The purpose of Construction Management is to control a project’s time, cost and quality—sometimes referred to as a project’s “triple constraint”. General contracting is the term used to describe the supervisory work performed by a general contractor.
This person is responsible for managing and building a project designed by someone else. The General Contracting oversees important renovation and building projects, and she or he manages and hires subcontractors and other labor for construction projects
The roles and responsibility of a construction manager are
- Specifying project objectives and plans including delineation of scope, budgeting, scheduling, setting performance requirements, and selecting project participants
- Maximizing the resource efficiency through procurement of labor, materials and equipment.
- implementing various operations through proper coordination and control of planning, design, estimating, contracting and construction in the entire process
- Developing effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts.
The roles and responsibility of the general contractor are
- Gathers and Evaluates Bids Every general contractor has a network of trusted subcontractors. That allows the “general” to gather accurate bids quickly.
- Coordinates Specialty Contractors Coordinating things with the busy schedules of multiple contractors is also another responsibility.
- Provides Skilled Labor good general contractor has the skills to handle the carpentry tasks required on a project and they often end up performing much of that work.
- Answers Questions and Resolves Issues, the general contractor has to be on site regularly, inspecting the work as it’s completed, providing answers and resolving issues.
- Arranges of Permits and the Associated Inspections To ensure a safe community, city permits are required before you or any sub-contractor can demolish, build, enlarge, improve or convert a great many things on your property.
- Interacts with the Architect If there is an architect or architectural designer involved, the general contractor will work with that person to ensure the project is implemented as planned
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